Jack Purvis was born on 13 July 1937 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Time Bandits (1981), Brazil (1985) and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). He was previously married to Marjie Purvis. He died on 11 November 1997 in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

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Warwick Davis and Jack Purvis in Willow (1988)

Kenny Baker and Jack Purvis in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

John Cleese, Malcolm Dixon, Mike Edmonds, Declan Mulholland, Jack Purvis, and David Rappaport in Time Bandits (1981)

Mike Edmonds and Jack Purvis in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Kenny Baker, Malcolm Dixon, Mike Edmonds, Jack Purvis, David Rappaport, and Tiny Ross in Time Bandits (1981)

Jack Purvis in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

Warwick Davis, Marc Antona, Kenny Baker, Michael Henbury Ballan, Danny Blackner, Peter Burroughs, Toby Clark, Tessa Crockett, Malcolm Dixon, Andrew Herd, Richard Jones, John Key, Mark Lisle, Peter Mandell, Jack Purvis, Katie Purvis, Linda Spriggs, Penny Stead, Albert Wilkinson, and Paul Grant in Labyrinth (1986)

Kenny Baker, Rusty Goffe, and Jack Purvis in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

David Prowse, Jeremy Bulloch, Mike Edmonds, Jack Purvis, and Alan Swaden in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Jack Purvis in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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